France vs United Kingdom: Clientelism Index

France
0.073
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.065
in 2025
France rank
160th
United Kingdom rank
163rd

Clientelism Index over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.073 against 0.065 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.008.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.

France ranks 160th and United Kingdom ranks 163rd of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Clientelism Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 24,366 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Composite index measuring the extent to which politics hinge on clientelistic exchanges of targeted goods, jobs, or cash for electoral support; higher values denote more pervasive clientelism.